Equity Management Associates, LLC., Et Al. Files Early Warning Report With Respect to Its Ownership of Lavras Gold Corp.
Equity Management Associates, LLC., Et Al. Files Early Warning Report With Respect to Its Ownership of Lavras Gold Corp.
Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - March 28, 2024) - This news release is issued pursuant to the early warning requirements of National Instrument 62-103 with respect to the common shares ("Common Shares") and options to purchase Common Shares of Lavras Gold Corp. ("Lavras").
安大略省多倫多--（Newsfile Corp.，2024年3月28日）——本新聞稿是根據國家儀器62-103對普通股的預警要求發佈的（”普通股“）以及購買拉夫拉斯黃金公司普通股的期權（”拉夫拉斯“)。
On March 25, 2024, EMA SMA LLC ("EMA SMA") acquired 10,000 Common Shares (the "Acquired Shares") at a price of $1.45 per Common Share through the facilities of the TSXV (the "Transaction"), representing less than one percent of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. In connection with the Transaction, this news release is issued, and a related early warning report has been filed, by Lawrence W. Lepard, Equity Management Associates, LLC ("EMA"), EMA GARP Fund, LP (the "Fund"), EMA GARP GP, LLC (the "GP"), Sea View Investments, LLC ("Sea View"), and EMA SMA (Mr. Lepard, EMA, the Fund, the GP, Sea View, and EMA SMA are collectively referred to herein as the "Filer"), with respect to the Common Shares and options to purchase Common Shares of Lavras held, or deemed to be held, by the Filer, as applicable.
2024 年 3 月 25 日，EMA SMA LLC（”EMA SMA“) 收購了 10,000 股普通股（”收購的股份“）通過多倫多證券交易所的設施，每股普通股的價格爲1.45美元（”交易“），佔已發行和流通普通股的不到百分之一。股票管理協會有限責任公司Lawrence W. Lepard發佈了與該交易有關的新聞稿，並提交了相關的預警報告（”艾瑪“)、EMA GARP 基金、有限責任公司（”基金“），EMA GARP GP，LLC（”GP“），海景投資有限責任公司（”海景“），EMA SMA（萊帕德先生、EMA、基金、GP、Sea View 和 EMA SMA 在此統稱爲”申報者“），適用於申報人持有或視爲持有的拉夫拉斯普通股的普通股和購買普通股的期權（視情況而定）。
Prior to and following the Transaction, Mr. Lepard, a director of Lavras, had sole beneficial ownership or control or direction over 770,600 Common Shares. He also then held options to purchase an aggregate of 200,000 Common Shares, 100,000 of which can be purchased at a price of C$0.50 per share until April 4, 2027, and 100,000 of which can be purchased at a price of C$0.50 per share until July 13, 2027. Mr. Lepard is the sole member and manager of the GP, which is the general partner of the Fund, and as such is deemed to indirectly beneficially own the 4,233,482 Common Shares that are beneficially owned by the Fund. In addition, Mr. Lepard is deemed to indirectly beneficially own the 10,000 Acquired Shares, 1,001,400 Common Shares held by Sea View Investments, LLC and 25,000 Common Shares held by EMA SMA in his capacity as a managing partner of EMA, which manages their accounts. As a result, Mr. Lepard directly and indirectly beneficially owned or had control or direction over an aggregate of (i) 6,230,482, representing 12.08% prior to the Transaction, and (ii) 6,240,482, representing 12.1% of the Common Shares after the Transaction, in each case, calculated on a partially diluted basis.
在交易之前和之後，Lavras的董事Lepard先生擁有對770,600股普通股的唯一實益所有權或控制權或指導。然後，他還持有總共購買20萬股普通股的期權，其中10萬股可以在2027年4月4日之前以每股0.50加元的價格購買，其中10萬股可以在2027年7月13日之前以每股0.50加元的價格購買。勒帕德先生是GP的唯一成員和經理，GP是該基金的普通合夥人，因此被視爲間接受益擁有該基金實益擁有的4,233,482股普通股。此外，勒帕德先生被視爲間接實益擁有Sea View Investments, LLC持有的10,000股收購股份、1,001,400股普通股以及EMA SMA以管理其賬戶的管理合夥人的身份持有的25,000股普通股。因此，Lepard先生直接或間接地以實益方式擁有或控制權或指揮權共計（i）6,230,482股，佔交易前的12.08％；（ii）6,240,482股，佔交易後普通股的12.1％，均按部分攤薄計算。
This news release is being issued in accordance with National Instrument 62-103 - The Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues in connection with the filing of an early warning report dated March 27, 2024, by the Filers. The early warning report respecting the Transaction has been filed on SEDAR+ () under Lavras' issuer profile.
本新聞稿是根據國家儀器62-103發佈的- 預警系統及相關的收購投標和內幕舉報問題 與申報人於2024年3月27日提交的預警報告有關。有關該交易的預警報告已根據Lavras的發行人簡介在SEDAR+（）上提交。
To obtain a copy of the early warning report filed by the Filers, please contact Vanessa Swett at (617) 504-4794 or refer to SEDAR+ () under Lavras' issuer profile.
要獲取申報人提交的預警報告的副本，請致電（617）504-4794與Vanessa Swett聯繫或參閱Lavras發行人簡介下的SEDAR+（）。
For further information on the Corporation please contact:
有關公司的更多信息，請聯繫：
Vanessa Swett
凡妮莎·斯威特
Financial Operations
金融業務
Telephone: (617) 504-4794
電話：(617) 504-4794
The Filers' head office is located at Equity Management Associates, LLC, 59 North Main Street # 1, Sherborn, MA 01770.
申報人總部位於馬薩諸塞州舍伯恩市北大街1號59號股票管理協會有限責任公司，郵編01770。
譯文內容由第三人軟體翻譯。